SPORTS
February 7, 2011 | By Sam Farmer
A day after Super Bowl XLV, the NFL was still dealing with fallout from the Cowboys Stadium seating fiasco ? and the headache could linger for months. Roughly 1,250 spectators in six sections of the stadium were relocated or had to watch the game on monitors because their temporary seats ? installed for the game ? weren't ready. The sections in the upper deck above one end zone were not completed because the railings had not been installed and/or the stairs and risers were not sufficiently tightened.
SPORTS
February 5, 2011 | By Sam Farmer
If everything works out for them in Super Bowl XLV, the Green Bay Packers will hit the wall. Specifically, they want to adorn the wall of their meeting room at Lambeau Field, where grainy photos of every Packers championship team now hang; pictures that include players such as Bart Starr, Ray Nitschke, Herb Adderley and Brett Favre. A space has already been cleared for this season's team. "I thought it would be a cool thing for us to see every day in the meeting room," said quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who lobbied for the blank space.
SPORTS
February 4, 2011 | By Sam Farmer
Snow, ice and frigid temperatures made driving treacherous Friday and led to a freak accident at Cowboys Stadium that sent six people to the hospital. The injuries ? one of them critical ? were to contractors hired by the NFL to prepare the stadium for Super Bowl XLV. Snow and ice fell from the stadium's roof. None of the injuries was considered life threatening. Meanwhile, as much as five inches of snow fell overnight, leading to canceled and delayed flights and roadways strewn with disabled cars.
SPORTS
January 6, 2011
COTTON BOWL Louisiana State vs. Texas A&M When: Friday, 5 p.m. PST. Where: Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas On the air: Channel 11. About No. 11 Louisiana State (10-2): The Tigers, led by All-American cornerback Patrick Peterson, ranked second in the Southeastern Conference in total defense. An inconsistent offense ranked in the bottom third of the SEC in many categories, and was last in passing. Of course, Coach Les Miles always has something up his sleeve ?
ENTERTAINMENT
December 15, 2010 | By Christopher Hawthorne
If the three competing designs for a football stadium in downtown Los Angeles released Wednesday were an NFL division, they'd be the NFC West. As is the case with that sorry division ? which is now led by a pair of teams with losing records, the Seattle Seahawks and the St. Louis Rams ? one of the stadium proposals eventually will win the design competition put together by entertainment giant AEG. But that doesn't mean it'll do much more than limp to victory ? or to elevate the conversation about the kind of large-scale civic architecture we want or need in downtown L.A. and across the region.
SPORTS
November 12, 2010 | By Lance Pugmire
Manny Pacquiao realized a few weeks ago his attempt to make the 150-pound catchweight limit for his Saturday night junior-middleweight title fight against Antonio Margarito would be detrimental to his brilliant speed. On Friday, the champion boxer who enjoys gambling publicly revealed the boldness of his belief as if he was announcing, "All in!" at the poker table. Pacquiao weighed in at a surprisingly low 144.6 pounds, and there's a good chance Magarito, who weighed in at 150 pounds, will step into the Cowboys Stadium ring at 160. "I'm not worried," Pacquiao said, walking off the stage at Cowboys Stadium.